Hey Sherry,Who knows? (actually). The person who got everyone originally psyched on the BB about Tahitian Noni Juice was Doug Bishop awhile back so a SEARCH on his name would pull up his original post. (Sorry Doug). He's a very nice man and has sent me quite a bit of info about it and how to order. But, I can't speak for Doug. See his original post.
Are you taking the noni pills you found in the health food store? Have you noticed a difference in your health or improved healing? Noni supposedly promotes healing and *other good stuff.*
The pills you mention are probably from another company other than Morinda (which is the prime MLM marketeer/creator of their particular juice formula). I read several pieces of info which say that noni has been used by polynesian (not exclusively Tahitian) cultures for alot of healing purposes for years (thus, different sources) but some sources are better than others. I was very interested in the juice when Doug first wrote about it as ~ ever since my SD surgery ~ I *gag* (big-time) on pills. And, as you know...that's been almost 5 years.
As I said to Colleen, an Internet SEARCH will get you a TON of information. Guaranteed. You could also go back to Doug's original SD-BB post but he would probably be mad at me for saying that (sorry, Doug...HI, how ya doing?). He always seems so busy these days hiking and bicycling up and down the mountains of Western Colorado and having such a great time. So, I can't speak for Doug; BUT, I got tons of info about noni from him and reading alot of Internet websites. Enough to convince me to purchase some. Anyway...hit the Internet for the answer to your question because I'm certainly no expert source of info.
--Lynne